HB 1375

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to nurse registries; amending s. 400.506,
3	F.S.; requiring a nurse registry to provide information
4	regarding additional visits by registered nurses and the
5	cost thereof; providing an effective date.
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7	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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9	Section 1.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (10) of section
10	400.506, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
11	400.506  Licensure of nurse registries; requirements;
12	penalties.--
13	(10)
14	(c)  When a certified nursing assistant or home health aide
15	is referred to a patient's home by a nurse registry, the nurse
16	registry shall advise the patient, the patient's family, or a
17	person acting on behalf of the patient at the time of
18	contracting for services through the nurse registry of the
19	availability of registered nurses to visit the patient's home at
20	an additional cost. A registered nurse shall make monthly visits
21	to the patient's home to assess the patient's condition and
22	quality of care being provided by the certified nursing
23	assistant or home health aide. Any condition which in the
24	professional judgment of the nurse requires further medical
25	attention shall be reported to the attending physician and the
26	nurse registry. The assessment shall become a part of the
27	patient's file with the nurse registry and may be reviewed by
28	the agency during their survey procedure.
29	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

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